All Hope Is Gone | 
 enlarge | Artist: Slipknot
Label: Roadrunner Records
Category: Music
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Rating:  40 reviews
Sales Rank: 27
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.4
UPC: 016861793821
EAN: 0016861793821
ASIN: B001BGTWXI
Release Date: August 26, 2008 (New: This Week)
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Condition: Brand new in original packaging.
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| Tracks:
| • | .Execute. | | • | Gematria (The Killing Name) | | • | Sulfur | | • | Psychosocial | | • | Dead Memories | | • | Vendetta | | • | Butcher's Hook | | • | Gehenna | | • | This Cold Black | | • | Wherein Lies Continue | | • | Snuff | | • | All Hope Is Gone |
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Product Description
After over 5 million albums sold in the US, Slipknot returns with their most powerful
statement yet - All Hope Is Gone. Filled with the fury people have come to expect from
Slipknot as well as some extraordinary surprises, this album is the culmination of the
band' s 9 unique members, three platinum albums and their 10 year journey at the top
of the Hard Rock genre. Kicked off by the powerful crescendo that is Execute and
Gematria (The Killing Name) and ending with the blistering track All Hope Is Gone
- the album is a cohesive statement about the world today and truly cements the
band as one of Rock' s heavyweights. The lead single Psychosocial will propel the new
album to match and exceed the success of the last album, Vol 3: Subliminal Verses
which produced numerous Top 20 songs at Rock radio including a Top 5 track at Active and
Modern Rock radio.
Album Description
Hailing from the 'middle of nowhere'- Des Moines, Iowa - SLIPKNOT are a true phenomenon of modern Metal.Fortified with an arsenal of blistering music saturated with screams, drums, searing riffs, sampling, scratches and melody, Slipknot's music runs the scale from eerily thought-provoking to utterly terrifying. Already hailed as a landmark in Metal music, their self-titled debut is now close to Platinum status in the UK (over 280,000 shipped), while their second album 'Iowa' made an even bigger impact. Heavier and even more uncompromising, it debuted in the UK album charts at Number 1 (shipping Gold on release) and capped it with a debut sold-out UK Arena tour which spawned their ground-breaking 'Disasterpieces' DVD release. With their third album - 'Vol 3' - the one the doubters said would never see the light of day - the band demonstrated their seemingly innate ability to connect with existing fans (affectionately dubbed "maggots") while pushing the limits of the genre in all directions. Another UK Top 5 and Gold album 'Vol 3' has gone on to retain the sales level achieved by 'Iowa', a rare feat in this digitally-ravaged music business. While Nu-Metal (a genre Slipknot were unfairly tagged with) has long since gasped it's last breath, Slipknot have proved that they really are in a field of one. Now the Grammy Award winning nontet are back with their fourth album, 'All Hope Is Gone', recorded this spring in Slipknot's home state and co-produced by the band and Dave Fortman (Evanesence), mixed by Colin Richardson (Machine Head).All Hope is Gone is more of a statement than a record. Corey Taylor comments, "Every album we have made is a statement about that space in time. I think this era is the most mature, most beautiful and the most powerful. We have made an album that will show the road behind, the road ahead, and where we are as men. I think it's the best thing I've ever made. And I challenge anyone to prove me wrong."
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| Customer Reviews:
Ignore the closed minded reviewers, this album is GREAT! August 28, 2008
Dave C (Australia)
It was only a matter of time before the reviews for this album started flooding in, stating that the songs sound like this or that, comparing them to a certain other band which will go un-named, and just generally ranting that it's not Iowa Part 2..well to anyone who doesn't like this album and renounces their Slipknot obsession..F**K YOU! Because only the true Slipknot maggots will appreciate what exactly when into this album, and exactly what you'll get out of it!
Slipknot have basically taken everything about what they've done previously and sliced, hammered, pounded, beaten, gutted and mutated it all into an hour's worth of smoldering, bleak, aggressive yet alarmingly catchy music!
I just want to scream the chorus of "Vendetta" into the face of a random on the train, I want to blast Gematria so loud from my car that people will think it's Judgement Day, it's THAT good!
The songs jump right off the disc into your brain and pound you with that unmistakable medicine that has saved oh-so many lives in the past, and to write this album off without letting it soak into your black soul is a crime worthy of suicide!
Seriously...because you're missing out on a record that we should all thank the devil for, and that my friends, is brutal, and that..my friends, is METAL!
Bring on the LP Version, I wanna hear every high and low from this spawn on sexy black vinyl!
 THIS ALBUM ++++ August 28, 2008
Herbert Colon
Straight up! My friend is the biggest maggot of life and when I heard All hope is gone I thought this album was going to suck a serious one.. A fan of Sub. Verses 3, I was skeptical, I heard it from TOP TO BOTTOM and THIS ALBUM IS CRAZY!!
FOR SURE you have to get used to this album, you CANNOT judge this album on first listen or first day for that matter, you have to get used to the concept of EVERY song and you have to let it grow on you for you to REALLY appreciate the work of art that Slipknot has created.. and the truth of the matter is the best songs on this album are the ones i didn't expect!!!
Songs to hear (In my opinion)
Gematria
Psychosocial
BUTCHER'S HOOK (!@#4ING AMAZING)
All Hope is Gone
Very good album! DO NOT be caught in the negative hype.. LISTEN WITH OPEN EARS.. (That's what music is about)
 I want my 4 years back! August 28, 2008
Brian M. Seaton (Melbourne, Florida USA)
I pre-ordered the album months ago(though I have yet to recieve it yet, I heard the songs online already), bought front section seats to Mayhem, and followed slipknot closely ever since they released the news of their new CD release and tour....
I did not really know much about slipknot until the release of Vol. 3 Subliminal Verses... When a friend of mine played it, I immediately fell in love with the band, and bought the album for myself, then begun to explorer their previous work, which I liked better and better... IF you ask me, every year they seem to lose alittle something... Their first album to me is by far their best with songs like Scissors, and Prosthetics... The mellowest songs was probably Wait and Bleed... And still relatively a hard punching song... The thing I fell most in love with about Slipknot was their style... They made it clear they were a 9 piece band in their music... They had a sound developed that was unique, aggressive, different.... All their sound effects, and crafty lyrics, which by the way, they have a pretty complex vocabulary, it all made them the band that earned them the rep they have today.... Most of all I love how Corey Taylor could sing, scream, and sing while screaming.... They had the perfect mixture of melody, aggression, it caught your attention, and revved you up... Even in their mellower songs like circles, vermillion pt. 2, they still sounded good... They managed to pull off melodic acoustics, yet maintain some sense of style that still screamed "hey, this is Slipknot"....
This new album has severely disappointed me... Maybe the fact this being the first album of theirs I had a chance to look forward to being released, and had high hopes... As I stated, I started to listen to Slipknot when Vol. 3 came out... By then, I was playing catch up... I never had to wait, never had a chance to have any expectations....
The music on their newest release is.... ok at best.... and only if it came from some other band.... But the fact this is Slipknot.... I felt let down... in a big way... Take the song Vendetta for instance... That song nearly sounds semi country.... And worse, it seems to me they captured the sounds from other bands.... Lyrics like "Are you ready for the time of your life".... Sounds like Rev Theory.... And what ever happened to "I'm gonna slit your throat, and F**k the wound"..... This album seems to me, many main stream radio stations can play these songs.... Most Slipknot songs from other albums are too "hard" for the radio... But this new album almost fits in the "Easy Music" section.... They lost their aggression, they lost sound style, they got soft, and though still spit out alot of complex vocabulary, many of their songs almost sound forced and rushed... I feel Corey Taylor lied when he said quote "This Album will rip your face off" end quote.... Maybe I misunderstood... Maybe he really said "It'll make you want to rip your face off".... This album simply is not Slipknot.... In fact, several of the songs I hear a resemblance to other bands such as Stone sour (somewhat), Rev Theory, Godsmack, maybe alittle Metallica, Korn, even papa roach... Even some 80's sounds... And Vendetta... Sounds country like... For those who like Wrestling (Im not a huge fan, but my brothers are), my brother states Vendetta sounds like "RVD's old entrance song"... Ive never heard the song before nor do I know who made it, much less really who RVD is.... But as a point made....
Slipknot drastically changed in this album, and it changes how I look at them drastically... They being one of my favorite bands have sunk alittle... Maybe they'll fix this with a better album release.... Or come out and state they were just kidding us with this album.... Joey Joridison even stated this album being their best of work, finally having the sound he's always want slipknot to sound like.... I hope not...
Maybe there are some Maggots out there satisfied with this album, but I venture to say the vast majority are disappointed, or just happy we got at least something from Slipknot released in 4 yrs.... But this is not what I imagined it was going to be as I counted down the days until All Hope is gone was released.... The early release of Psychosocial really did throw everyone off... Even Psychosocial sounds a bit less like the Slipknot we all know from their past albums.... but at least Psychosocial semi captures Slipknot's style in a little way... The music video is awesome too.... But it truly is the cream of the crop on this album.
I just can't imagine the 9 of them head banging or even playing in their mean looking masks to any of this music on their new album in concert... this will probably bring about a huge change in seeing them live... I hope they get alot of negative reviews, and not because I hate them, but I hope they notice we were unsatisfied and they bring back the old stuff.... Maybe they should have remained in Los Angeles for recording, rather then moving to Iowa... Should have kept some of their old producers.... Funny though, to me anyhow, every album seems to get worse... Their first album and Iowa being the best.... And Subliminal Verses being pretty good.... But this new Album just lost it.... I have to agree with the fact maybe theyre beginning to sell out...
As I said, this album is at best "ok", if and only if it came from some other band.... But I had higher expectations.... Not that Slipknot plays to please my expectations... But this is generally what Ive been hearing as well...
Just too drastic of a change too fast.... then again, what can we expect from the psychotic looney bin Slipknot portrayed when they're all approaching 40 years of age... There is a time they will have to let go... Too bad they spend long periods of time between albums...
I will miss the creepy sound effects the most... They hardly sound like a 9 piece band anymore... They defiantly slowed down
Hmmm... August 28, 2008
M. Waite
Alright so people aren't happy with a new Slipknot sound. Let's be real, who wants a band to play the same stuff they did on the last album? Nothing is going to live up to MFKR or the self titled because at the time they were just amazing for hard rock at the time. It's time to do something different and evolve as a band which is what they did on Subliminal Verses and the same on here. We know these band memebers from other projects now (Stone Sour, Murderdolls) and those influences are going to come into play here as well. I think overall this is a great album and is still hard and loud and fast as well as showing a softer side of Slipknot. I'm glad that they can show they can be musical and play instead of just noise and screaming. Corey singing through hooks is something new that we just saw on the last album. I love Slipknot, I have been a huge fan since MKFR and I will continue to remain a fan of this band no matter what they put out. If you can respect a band changing their sound and doing something different, you shouldn't listen to music anymore.
Not so much August 27, 2008
Aaron Lundgren (MINNESOTA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
All hope is gone..... of the true heavy metal slipknot coming back? This cd is extremely slow and besides a couple of high points (psycosocial) is not what we have all come to love about slipknot. Alot of people are defending slipknot saying it;s what alot of fans wanted... well if soft music that doesn't flow very well is what you want your probably listening to the wrong genre of music. Hugely dissapointed guess i'll stick with Vol. 3 for another 4 years and hope they redeem themselves?
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